Tai Po Central (constituency)
| Tai Po Central | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Tai Po District Council | |
 Boundary of Tai Po Centralin Tai Po District | |
| District | Tai Po |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories North East |
| Population | 13,645 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,326 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1982 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
Tai Po Central is one of the 19 constituencies in the Tai Po District.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Tai Po District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Au Chun-wah.
Tai Po Central constituency is loosely based on Tai Po Centre with estimated population of 13,645.[3]
Councillors represented[edit]
1982 to 1985[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Lee Ping-kwai | Independent | Tang Pui-tat | Independent | ||
1985 to 1988[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Tang Pui-tat | Independent | |
1988 to 1994[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Cheng Chun-ping | Independent | Tang Pui-tat | Independent | ||
| 1990 | LDF | |||||
1994 to present[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Poon Fung-loi | Democratic | |
| 1999 | Andrew Cheng Kar-foo | Democratic | |
| 2010 | Independent | ||
| 2011 | Au Chun-wah→Vacant | Democratic | |
| 2018 | Independent | ||
| 2019 | Community Alliance | ||
Election results[edit]
2010s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Alliance | Au Chun-wah | 4,279 | 67.21 | +16.71 | |
| DAB | Mui Siu-fung | 2,136 | 32.79 | −6.31 | |
| Majority | 2,143 | 34.42 | |||
| Turnout | 6,451 | 77.49 | |||
| Community Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Au Chun-wah | 1,866 | 50.5 | +3.8 | |
| DAB | Mui Siu-fung | 1,444 | 39.1 | ||
| Independent | Man Wai-keung | 384 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | 422 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,749 | 49.7 | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Au Chun-wah | 1,271 | 46.7 | ||
| Independent | Cheng Mei-lam | 815 | 30.0 | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Cheung Chi-wai | 634 | 23.3 | ||
| Democratic gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2000s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrew Cheng Kar-foo | 1,503 | 55.5 | -14.9 | |
| Independent | Chan Shek-pong | 1,207 | 44.5 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrew Cheng Kar-foo | 2,307 | 70.4 | +22.0 | |
| DAB | Eric Tam Wing-fun | 971 | 29.6 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
1990s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrew Cheng Kar-foo | 1,357 | 48.4 | +5.2 | |
| Independent | Wong Lung-biu | 690 | 24.6 | ||
| Independent | Ervin Lee Siu-man | 438 | 15.6 | ||
| Independent | Man Wai-leung | 313 | 11.2 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Poon Fung-loi | 1,143 | 43.2 | ||
| LDF | Cheng Chun-ping | 1,070 | 40.5 | -22.7 | |
| Liberal | Cheng Tin-yau | 411 | 15.5 | ||
| Democratic gain from LDF | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | Cheng Chun-ping | 2,528 | 63.2 | +12.8 | |
| Independent | Tang Pui-tat | 2,439 | 61.0 | +6.9 | |
| Independent | Franklin Au Yick-ming | 1,724 | 43.1 | ||
| LDF hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1980s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tang Pui-tat | 2,353 | 54.1 | -15.8 | |
| Independent | Cheng Chun-ping | 2,191 | 50.4 | ||
| Independent | Wong Yung-kan | 1,681 | 38.7 | ||
| Independent | Tsui Siu-keung | 927 | 21.3 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tang Pui-tat | 2,250 | 69.9 | +34.6 | |
| Independent | So Yuen-fai | 953 | 29.6 | +2.0 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lee Ping-kwai | 1,115 | 43.5 | ||
| Independent | Tang Pui-tat | 904 | 35.3 | ||
| Independent | So Yuen-fai | 707 | 27.6 | ||
| Independent | Yau Siu-lung | 636 | 24.8 | ||
| Independent | Chan Siu-fung | 426 | 16.6 | ||
| Independent | Chung Yuk-fun | 198 | 7.7 | ||
| Independent | Cheng Man-hing | 106 | 4.1 | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- ^ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2013.